Touzet said one of the gunmen started kicking him as the others were yelling for everyone to get down on the floor. The gunmen then went to the back and brought the sous chef, at gunpoint, from the kitchen to the front of the restaurant. He was told to get to the floor with about 10 to 15 other people.

“They started rifling through everybody’s pockets and purses and the cash registers,” Reef said.

Victims said the masked gunmen stayed for about 8 minutes, and then when they finished, they simply walked out.

“That was the surprising element to me. They stayed a little longer than I anticipated, and then when they left, they ordered us to get down and moseyed out of the restaurant,” Reef said.

Co-owner and Chef Aaron Burgau wasn't working when it happened, but arrived just minutes after the gunmen left. He said even after the brazen armed robbery, there was no question that the restaurant would open Friday for lunch and diner.

A former special needs teacher is suspected of smoking pot and inappropriate text messaging with students. (Source: Raycom Media)

A former special needs teacher is suspected of smoking pot and inappropriate text messaging with students. (Source: Raycom Media)

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a former William Pitcher Junior High School special education teacher Thursday morning for allegedly smoking marijuana and sending inappropriate texts to students.

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a former William Pitcher Junior High School special education teacher Thursday morning for allegedly smoking marijuana and sending inappropriate texts to students.

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Actor Morgan Freeman has apologized for making anyone feel uneasy, in the wake of a CNN report in which multiple women accused him of sexual harassment or inappropriate behavior.more>>